
You have reached the author website of Ruth Hull Chatlien, author of The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte, based on the true story of Betsy Bonaparte, Blood Moon: A Captive’s Tale, based on the tale of Sarah Wakefield, taken captive during an Indian war, and Katie, Bar the Door, a contemporary tale of one young woman’s journey through trauma to healing.
All my novels may be ordered at Amazon.
The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte
Blood Moon: A Captive's Tale
Katie, Bar the Door
Synopses and Excerpts here
Ruth Hull Chatlien has been a writer and editor of educational materials for nearly thirty years, specializing in U.S. and world history. She is the author of three novels. She lives in northeastern Illinois with her husband, Michael. When she’s not writing, she can usually be found gardening, knitting, or spoiling her dog Coco.


So happy for you—what a wonderful experience!
How fun! I hope I have this experience one day. 🙂
Me too, Krystal.
Cool! Hope you tell us about it.
I’ll try to do that soon.
Ooooh, congratulations! You must have been so excited!
It helped that it was in front of a group of friends (my book club).
Yay for you! I’m not looking forward to that day – reading in public!
I enjoy it.
Congratulations, Ruth!
Thank you.